wneumann vs Jolly Pillager- the Allied perspective

cantona2 · Post by **cantona2** » Sun May 31, 2009 5:18 pm

RE Alfred's comments on TI a few posts up:
 
Id go for it and then a quick landing on Merauke as well. That will give you three airbases in the area to bring the fight to the Japs in NG. The airbases in the area, Coen, Cairns, Cooktown, can all be developed to host 4 engine bombers that can provide long range hitting power.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:08 pm

Vettim, good point re: knowing oneself and playing according to one's own percepts. On the other hand I think that even the most cautious player might seize a few of the lower hanging fruits out there if they look up once from their tortoiseshell

 
Sure you mightn't leap from Kodiak Bay to Sakhalin Island in 2 months like me but maybe, just maybe, you might, if you lift your head from the tactical problem of fortifying Kodiak Bay against invasion make it halfway to Sakhalin once you realise there were opportunities your unifocal obsession of defending against attack caused you to be unaware of....
 
But, yeah, be true to yourself otherwise you're just gonna really mess up.... The corollary to that is that if you risk largely for an opportunity and it gets rewarded then maybe who YOU are becomes less risk-averse over the next few months of game time and before you know it who YOU are IS someone who leaps through the first line of defences and into the enemy rear

. Its worth considering.

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:22 pm

Gosh.... lots of comments and ideas posted the last several days. Appreciate all of them.

I'm reviewing everyone's posts now. What I may do from here is go through this one subject or area at a time, put together a summary of everyone's remarks on a specific topic along with hard data from the game, situation maps, etc that are relevent to the subject, answer questions, throw in my own conclusions or remarks, etc...

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:25 pm

I think that'd be a good idea. With good game data I think people could come up with better ideas.

FWIW, if you want, I'd be willing to have a look at the situation and feed back to the forum.... Your opponent should be ok with you receiving specific advice prior to this though of course.
 

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:56 pm

The Air Situation

Alfred: (C1) Too Many Japanese eggs in One Basket

Your opponent has stripped the Pacific of air units and regularly maintains 600-700 aircraft on Upolu. This is far in excess of the 50 x airfield level and partly explains why more than 1/3 are continuously damaged (a similar stroy applies to the mega concentrations at Rangoon and Darwin). With so many damaged Japanese aircraft, when the Allies do gain air superiority it will be too late for the enemy to successfully evacuate their air units. Consequently when the Allies capture Upolu, 400-600 aircraft will probably be destroyed and many air units banished from reappearing for a year. Japanese air power in the Pacific will be shattered allowing for a considerable acceleration of Allied offensive operations in the Pacific.

A couple statements supporting and/or adding to Alfred's remarks follow.

(a) Daily aircraft numbers I've posted in Allied air recon reports over Darwin and Rangoon have also shown Pillager maintaining 600-700 aircraft or more in those two locations as well. These numbers plus what Alfred states above for Upolu suggests Pillager has concentrated the bulk of Japanese LBA in four places - (1) Samoa, (2) Darwin, (3) Rangoon, and (4) China. This of course excludes smaller Jap air components in the Japanese home islands and several other locations (DEI, Formosa, Port Moresby, etc) on training activities or observed in reported contacts between U.S. subs and Jap planes on naval search/ASW missions.

(b) Japanese air forces in China are basically those which started the game there and have remained at a fairly constant level since. Pillager does not appear to have either reinforced the Jap air force in China or removed air units from China in significant numbers to other theatres.

(c) The bad news about concentrations of Jap air forces at Samoa, Darwin and Rangoon is that Allied air forces are engaging Japanese LBA "en masse". The good news is that attrition of Japanese LBA by Allied air forces is also carried out "en masse". Numbers of operational Jap planes and total number of Japanese planes at Rangoon and Darwin have been slowly declining with each Allied raid on these bases - while it is possible Pillager may be reinforcing Samoa from Darwin and/or Rangoon, it might also be possible that some attrition of Japanese LBA may be in at least its early stages.

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Air Operations question:

I've been sending fighter escorts on Allied 4E bombing raids against Rangoon and Darwin more with the intent of engaging and destroying Japanese CAP fighters than actually escorting the bombers (though the first intention does serve the last). A question here might be whether using fighters as escorts for 4E bombers or sending fighter sweeps over Rangoon and Darwin (either with or without a separate bombing mission) is the more efficient practice in terms of engaging Japanese fighters?

I may have answered my own question below. If not, chime in.

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Alfred: (B3) Australian Northern Territory

(ii) the daily bombing of the airfield at Daly Waters wastes Allied ordnance. If runway damage is say 80, what is the point of inflicting another 70-100+ hits the next day. Only bomb the airfield when it is about to become operational, otherwise start CAS operations to start reducing the enemy Ass Val

(iii) if the fortification level at Daly Waters is less than level 9 (the only possible excuse for wasting ordnance on a daily airfield attack), then the enemy will not progress far in building up the forts because I am not advocating a total cessation of airfield attacks. If the fortification level is already at 9, then there is no excuse for wasting the ordnance.

(iv) 4E operations against Darwin should be regularly rotated against Darwin's port (to both impede unloading of supplies/LCUs and gain naval intel which can assist the Kimberley campaign), airfield (to suppress the stationed 600-1000 aircraft) and if Darwin has any resource centres in this mod, bomb them to make the enemy (at Darwin and ulimately Daly Waters) more dependent on imported supply to both feed himself and to rebuild the facilities (NB your opponent always repairs his bombed Heavy Industry at Rangoon)

(v) any remaining P-38 units at Tennant Creek are better employed sweeping Darwin rather than escorting the 4E

What I'm covering here is points in this part of Alfred's post specific to air operations in NW Australia.

(ii) I see your point on airfield strikes against Daly Waters. Ground attack strikes by Allied 2E bombers and fighter-bombers against Daly Waters (except as stated when necessary to keep the airfield from becoming operational) would likely be equally or more effective in inflicting Jap LCU casualties. Also, the excess airfield damage over 100 from airfield bombing doesn't consume Japanese supply (the excess damage never being counted for repair).

(iii) I have no available information on Jap fortification level at Daly Waters.

(iv) On bombing Darwin...

Daily air recon over Darwin has been showing infrequent Jap naval/shipping activity. Very few TF's have been spotted or detected in Darwin base hex, usually no ships at anchor in Darwin port. Any Japanese TF detected in Darwin are rather small and usually there long enough to load/unload, then leave. An occasional port strike against Darwin could be useful if or when daily air recon is not providing adequate information on this kind of activity, to attack detected Jap ships loading/unloading in Darwin, or for yet to be identified other purposes.

Which begs the question.... Where is the Japanese supply coming from in NW Australia? I did a check and there are no resource centers in any of the Japanese occupied bases in NW Australia (Darwin, Katherine, Daly Waters, Broome, Darby, Wyndham). Pillager has 30+ Jap LCU's in NW Australia, bunches of planes based in Darwin, and only an occasional Jap TF visiting Darwin.

I am considering detaching the P-38 escort from my 4E bomber strikes over Darwin. The 4E bomber strikes can be rotated between airfield strikes in Darwin and assisting with ground attack strikes against Daly Waters (point ii above). 4E bomber strikes in NW Australia should likely be directed at targets creating damage and/or casualties that maximizes Jap supply point consumption.

(v) P-38 fighters can be re-directed on sweeps over Darwin to continue inflicting Jap LBA casualties.

Alfred: (B4) Burma

... RAF operations in Burma must become more sophisticated and efficient. This entails the total destruction of Burmese Heavy Industry, Resource and Oil Centres located at Rangoon and anywhere else they are located in this mod. Your opponent must be forced to survive on imported supplies. Particularly note that he has a track record of expending valuable supply to repair his Rangoon Heavy Industry and Resource Centres. In Burma, the RAF can ultimately ensure the enemy adjusted Ass Val is critically weakened by imposing an aerial blockade.

(iv) any Heavy Industry, Resource/Oil centres located in Mandalay (in this mod) must be totally destroyed by the RAF (in rotation with airfield and CAS) because the cost to repair will deny supply to 33 Div/C.

(viii) to increase enemy air fatigue and lower morale at Rangoon, RAF operations against Rangoon should include, from different bases:
* am, concentrated fighter sweeps
* am, follow up bombers (with or without escorts) on city strategic bombing as their primary mission
* pm, bombers flying as their secondary mission (ie their primary mission is naval attack but as enemy TF movement will be relatively limited, they will often default to their secondary mission) airfield and port attack.

Again, I'm covering here only those portions of Alfred's post relating to air operations.

Only Rangoon has a Heavy Industry center. Resource centers are located at Mandalay, Magwe, Meiktila, Rangoon and Moulmein. For purposes of this discussion I am omitting Oil production centers as they do not (by themselves) generate supply points.

As with Darwin, I'm also considering detaching fighter escorts from 4E bomber strikes for employment on separate missions.

I am considering re-directing both 4E and 2E bomber strikes in Burma to attack primarily Resource centers, and to initially concentrate on eliminating the smaller Resource production centers at Mandalay, Magwe and Meiktila. These three Resource centers are the primary "in-house" supply source to Japanese occupied bases in the interior areas of Burma. Destruction of Resource centers at Mandalay, Magwe, and Meiktila would force Japanese bases in the interior to begin drawing supply from stocks in Rangoon (supply either locally produced in Rangoon or brought in from outside Burma).

Once Resource centers in Mandalay, Magwe and Meiktila are suppressed, 4E bombing attacks can be then be directed back against Rangoon with emphasis again on Resource production. Attacks on the Resource center in Moulmein can be done along with attacks on Rangoon.

If bombing attacks on Resource production are successful, Heavy industry facilities in Rangoon will become "starved" for Resource points and stop production even though they have sufficient Oil available. At this point, all generation of supply points in Burma is stopped.

As with Darwin, fighters currently escorting 4E bombers over Rangoon would be re-directed to fighter sweep missions.

Other fighters and fighter-bombers in the India/Burma theatre will continue with ground attack strikes against Jap LCU targets, mainly at Jap bases in interior areas of Burma and against Jap LCU's detected moving between bases.

The thrust of air campaigns over Burma and NW Australia appear to be leaning towards a "War against Supply", other damage along the way happily accepted as collateral.

Lots more to cover......

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:07 pm

The most effective way to kill Japanese fighters is to SWEEP. Run multiple sweeps per day. 3 x sweeps of 100 x P-51s are more effective than 1 x sweep of 300 P-51s due to the manner in which damaged airframes are pulled out of the fight on subsequent sweeps and pilot fatigue is modelled.
 
Ideally you would be looking for 3 to 4 sweeps by fighters followed by massive bomber raids. The goal would be to use the fighter sweeps to remove the enemy fighters and then have your bombers come in to obliterate the 50%+ of his fighters and bombers which are grounded due to damage and airfield overloading.
 
Even if you lose 1:1 on the sweeps you can get 2 or 3:1 exchange rates if the bomber attacks are heavy enough.
 
There are many problems with the combat model in WiTP but basically if you imagine normal combat operations as comprising a U shaped curve with a large top of the U at which the forces of the two sides are at relative equilibrium then the WiTP combat model is very much V shaped with a very small point of equilibrium and very steep cliffs ( as opposed to gentle slopes ) of dysequilibrium on either side.
 
The trick is that when you recognise this you realise that so long as you get on the cliffside favourable to your forces your outcomes can be massively out of proportion to your superiority. It seems to me that you are fighting a lot of battles at ( roughly ) equilibrium instead of fighting 2 or 3 major campaigns in which you concentrate such as to create favourable dysequilibrium. The end result of this is that you are stalemated in a lot of places instead of moving swiftly ahead in a few critical areas.
 
That's enough for now until you finish your analysis.

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:40 am

Summary of Operations 12/16/43

North Pacific: All sectors quiet.

Central Pacific: H8K Emily air patrols reported by U.S. subs near Kwajalein and the Canton Is area. Subs operating off the Japanese home islands report light Jap air activity. No reported contacts between U.S. submarines and Japanese surface ships or ASW.

19 Japanese ships detected at anchor in Kwajalein base. 183 ships detected in port at Tokyo.
Sigint report entry for 12/16 indicates Jap 12 Independent Mixed Rgt located at Eniewetok. 12 Rgt is a new LCU in the Japanese OOB.
F-5A recon over Canton Is reports 5 aircraft, 15 Jap LCU's.

Pago Pago, Day 91 of the Fiasco: Weather forecast for Pago Pago area is continued precipitation. No reported naval activity in the area this game turn.

Transport TF's forming at Penhryn Is and loading for a sortie to Pago Pago. This coming operation will transport an Aviation Rgt plus a yet to be determined quantity of supply to Pago Pago base - no plans to send transports this time to either Savaii or Upolu.

Unidentified Jap submarine spotted by PBY naval search patrol NNE of Penhryn (hex 107,108) - moving on SE heading. ASW TF's being formed at Penhryn and Jarvis Is to track and engage this contact.

Current status of Pago Pago base - runway damage 51, airfield service damage 91, port damage 2. Current supply on hand - 10K.
Current status of Savaii base - runway damage 99, airfield service damage 100, port damage 9 (no change).

All but one of the 15-20 damaged transports and landing craft surviving Jap LBA air attacks in the last transport mission to Pago Pago have now returned to Penhryn Is. The last remaining ship (TK Gulfbelle - 44 system damage) is due to reach Penhryn on 12/17. Many of the damaged ships have already completed emergency flood and/or fire damage repair and departed Penhryn to complete repairs in U.S. West Coast shipyards.

Jap recon flight over Pago Pago. Jap LBA air attacks on base facilities at both Pago Pago and Savaii, also ground attack strikes against U.S. LCU's on Upolu. AAR's follow.

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 21
A6M5 Zeke x 164
N1K1-J George x 6
J1N1-S Irving x 12
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 35
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 34
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 16

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged
A6M5 Zeke: 2 destroyed, 46 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 damaged
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 5 damaged
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 5 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed
PBM Mariner: 1 destroyed
P-47C Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 83

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
18 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
11 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
10 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
10 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
11 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
6 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
5 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
5 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
P1Y Frances x 177

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y Frances: 3 destroyed, 31 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
F6F Hellcat: 3 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
5 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
8 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
7 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
2 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
2 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
2 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
2 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet

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Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 25
B6N2 Jill x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
12 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged

Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
11 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
5 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 32nd US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 78
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-48-II Lily x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
266 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
13 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 32nd US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 6
B6N2 Jill x 11
G4M2 Betty x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
6 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 17
Ki-49 Helen x 9
Ki-48-II Lily x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 3
B6N2 Jill x 6
G4M2 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Jap ground forces bombard U.S. troops on Upolu. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Upolu

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3464 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 672
41st, 42nd, 51st, 53rd & 61st Naval Gd; Sasebo 7 SNLF, 51 Independent Mixed Brigade (-), 9 & 11 Independent Mixed Rgts,
Arshan Garrison Rgt, 7 Field Artillery Brigade, 140 IJN Base Force, 127 IJNAF Base Force (-), 5 AF Construction Bn (-),
9 AF Construction Bn, 24 Aviation Unit, 2 Aviation Rgt, 10 Special Base Force (-)

Defending force 61243 troops, 191 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1256
1st Cavalry, Americal, 32nd, 37th & 1st Marine Divisions, HQ I Amphibious Corps

Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:58 am

Summary of Operations 12/16/43 - continued

South Pacific: SS Paddle at Rabaul reporting contacts with Ki-48 Lily & Ki-49 Helen air patrols.

Australia: No reported ground or air combat this game turn. Allied ground forces continue overland movement northward towards Portland Roads.

Sigint report entry for 12/16 indicates Jap 6 Light AA Bn now located in Daly Waters. Previous location of this unit was Tsitsihar on 6/20/43. Another Jap LCU transferred out of Manchuria.

Hudson I recon over Darwin reporting fighters on CAP, no Jap TF (-1 from last report), airfield damage 45, 331 aircraft (139 fighters, 19 bombers), 7 Jap LCU's.

Allied recon flights over Port Moresby and Exmouth both reporting no detected activity or change in Jap forces.

DEI: Sigint report entry for 12/16 indicating Jap 43 Construction Bn now at Soerabaja. Previous location of this unit was in Darwin on 10/2/43.

India/Burma: No reported air or ground combat this game turn.

Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon - 1 Jap TF, one ship disbanded in port, airfield damage 22, 520 aircraft (225 fighters, 41 bombers), 12 Jap LCU's, heavy industry 59(134).

CW-22 Falcon recon over Mandalay reports 9 Jap LCU's.
Hudson I recon over Meiktila reports 4 Jap LCU's.

China: Jap recon flights over Tuyun, Chungking, Kweiyang. AAR's of latest Jap air strikes in China follow.

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Day Air attack on 23rd Chinese Corps, at 42,33 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps, at 44,31 (N of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Japanese ground forces at Tuyun and near Chungking continue bombardment attacks. Latest AAR's follow.

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Ground combat at Tuyun

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 282161 troops, 1103 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 5540
3rd, 6th, 13th, 22nd, 29th, 34th, 36th, 40th, 41st, 58th, 60th, 64th, 65th, 104th, 110th & 116th Infantry Divisions;
3rd Tank Division; 1 Independent Brigade; 1 Yobi Ebi Rgt, 2, 8, 19, 20,& 27 Engineer Rgts; 2 Mountain Gun Rgt,
2 RF Gun Bn, 6 & 15 FA Rgts, 13 & 15 Tank Rgts, HQ 23rd Army

Defending force 37321 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 969
37th, 46th, 60th, 62nd, 64th, 74th, 79th & 99th Chinese Corps; 71st Chinese Division;
27th Chinese Guerilla Corps; HQ 1st, 2nd, 16th & 20th Group Armies

Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 42,33 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 860 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1290
32nd & 47th Infantry Divisions, 1 Mortar Bn
Defending force 34708 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 970
21st, 23rd, 63rd, 75th, 86th & 96th Chinese Corps

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ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:21 am

Transport TF's forming at Penhryn Is and loading for a sortie to Pago Pago. This coming operation will transport an Aviation Rgt plus a yet to be determined quantity of supply to Pago Pago base - no plans to send transports this time to either Savaii or Upolu.

If you think you can, I would think about pulling out some of your squadrons of fighters to get rebuilt. They are not doing you any good there as long as he has air superiority over the base. I would imagine that most of the planes are damaged and until your airfield service damage goes down, they will not repair.

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:27 pm

More Air Stuff

ny59giants: How many of your 245 fighters at Pago Pago are operational??

See the display at the end of this post - this is the status of U.S. planes on Pago Pago airfield as of 12/18/43*.

ny59giants: If you cannot get in the Aviation Rgt by APs, consider using transport planes, patrol planes, or Fast Transports.

Given my findings below, the only available means of transporting the Aviation Rgt to Pago Pago is by sea - in fact TF's with the Aviation Rgt and supply departed Penhryn for Pago Pago on 12/18*.

* I haven't posted this game turn in here yet.

The distance by air between Penrhyn and Pago Pago is 15 hexes - beyond maximum range of C-47/C-46 transports and PBY/PBM patrol planes. The only existing planes in the U.S. inventory capable of reaching Pago Pago from Penhryn are Liberator variants (PB4Y's, B-24D/J's, LB-30's) and these planes have only the capability of carrying supply. This fact pretty much eliminates any possibility of getting the Aviation Rgt into Pago Pago by air. I had looked at doing this earlier and would have attempted it had the planes to do this been available.

ny59giants: If you think you can, I would think about pulling out some of your squadrons of fighters to get rebuilt. They are not doing you any good there as long as he has air superiority over the base. I would imagine that most of the planes are damaged and until your airfield service damage goes down, they will not repair.

As far as most planes being damaged, the display below pretty much speaks for itself.

I see three possible options for dealing with the fighter squadrons now on Pago Pago.

(1) Fly out undamaged fighter planes from Pago Pago (air transfer them to Penhryn) as they become repaired at Pago Pago base, re-assemble the squadrons at Penhryn as individual planes of the squadrons become operational on Pago Pago and can fly off from there. It could work. The only question I would have to this method is that some of the fighter squadrons now appear to have more pilots than planes.

(2) Transport them out by sea. Not my first choice. There's the (very high) risk of loading them onto an AK and then the AK sinking from a Jap air strike.

(3) Leave them on Pago Pago. Yes, the planes are free target practice for Jap LBA. However, with an Aviation Rgt and sufficient supply on Pago Pago and airfield facilities on Pago Pago operational, I do have a second force of U.S. fighter squadrons (now) available on Penhryn that can transfer onto Pago Pago by air and immediately begin CAP over the base. CAP over Pago Pago from this second group of fighter squadrons could provide cover for the squadrons now on Pago Pago as they repair planes and return to operational status. I'm currently leaning toward this option.

ny59giants · Post by **ny59giants** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:14 pm

I see three possible options for dealing with the fighter squadrons now on Pago Pago.

(1) Fly out undamaged fighter planes from Pago Pago (air transfer them to Penhryn) as they become repaired at Pago Pago base, re-assemble the squadrons at Penhryn as individual planes of the squadrons become operational on Pago Pago and can fly off from there. It could work. The only question I would have to this method is that some of the fighter squadrons now appear to have more pilots than planes.

(2) Transport them out by sea. Not my first choice. There's the (very high) risk of loading them onto an AK and then the AK sinking from a Jap air strike.

(3) Leave them on Pago Pago. Yes, the planes are free target practice for Jap LBA. However, with an Aviation Rgt and sufficient supply on Pago Pago and airfield facilities on Pago Pago operational, I do have a second force of U.S. fighter squadrons (now) available on Penhryn that can transfer onto Pago Pago by air and immediately begin CAP over the base. CAP over Pago Pago from this second group of fighter squadrons could provide cover for the squadrons now on Pago Pago as they repair planes and return to operational status. I'm currently leaning toward this option.

I would go with 1 and 2. With almost all having a their morale below 30, they will need R&R to get that up over at least 60 before they are truly combat effective. If the worse of choice #2 happens, then the fragment become the parent and you can rebuild the whole unit. Yes, you lose the experienced pilots, but it is better than losing the whole squadron if the whole squadron is sunk on board ship.

If you are bringing in supply by AKs, then break them up into 2 ship TF and load one or both ships with your damaged aircraft. Of course, this whole operation will be done at full speed. [;)]

Can you swap out either/or your DB/TB on your CVs for more fighters and LRCAP your transports to/from Pago Pago from a safe enough distance??

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:16 pm

The Kwantung Army - Where is it now.

Pillager appears to have removed as many Kwantung Army LCU's as possible out of Manchuria and Korea while still maintaining the minimum 8000 assault points to keep the Russians at bay.

Japanese ground forces known to be currently occupying Manchuria and Korea include the following.

Seventeen Infantry divisions (1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 28th, 30th, 57th & 71st).
3rd Cavalry Brigade
Three Artillery LCU's (4 Heavy FA Rgt, 8 Heavy Artillery Brigade, Tone Heavy Gun Rgt)
Four Flak LCU's.
Four Engineer Rgts (5th, 7th, 9th, 22nd) plus 23 Engineer Bn.
Twelve Construction Bns.
Seven IJN/IJNAF Base Force LCU's.
Four IJA Base Force LCU's.
Four Aviation Rgts.
Seven HQ LCU's (six Army HQ, one Air Division HQ).

Total estimated assault point value of these LCU (assuming full TOE strength) is near the 8000 minimum level.

If the estimated assault point total above is correct... Pillager has likely withdrawn as many LCU's from Manchuria and/or Korea to other theatres as he possibly could. Future Jap LCU reinforcements entering the game with the Kwantung Army would allow Pillager to make addtional LCU transfers (assuming he has the PP to do so) - but even these transfers would be no faster than the rate in which new Jap LCU reinforcements enter the Kwantung Army.

So where did they go? Pillager sent nearly all the major Jap division-size LCU's he transferred from the Kwantung Army to bases in the Pacific, with one division going to China. A roster of transferred Kwantung Army divisions follows. In addition, Pillager has transferred all tank LCU's plus large numbers of Artillery and Flak LCU's, Construction engineers, and Base Force LCU's from the Kwantung Army to virtually every theatre.

The following are identified Japanese divisions transferred out of the Kwantung Army along with current locations and dates detected in those locations.

29th Infantry Division - currently with Jap ground forces attacking at Tuyun.
Mongol Cavalry Division - Rabaul (11/26/43)
1st Mongolian Cavalry Division - Lunga (10/23/43)
2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division - Saipan (10/28/43)
3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division - Lunga (12/12/43)
4th Mongolian Cavalry Division - Wake (11/29/43)
5th Mongolian Cavalry Division - Port Moresby (11/4/43)
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division - Majuro (9/18/43)
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division - Ulithi (11/11/43)
8th Mongolian Cavalry Division - Tarawa (11/29/43)
9th Mongolian Cavalry Division - Noumea (7/30/43)

Conclusions:

All the divisions listed above have been transferred far to the south. Along with the known locations of the other mobile Japanese Infantry divisions (Guards on Sumatra; 4th/18th/21st/46th in Malaya & Southeast Asia; 16th in the Phillipines; 2nd & 5th at Daly Waters; 43rd on Saipan; 48th & 56th in the DEI, 31st/33rd/55th in Burma), this data indicates that Pillager may have few or no mobile Jap divisions locally in reserve in the northern theatres.

This might be a point in favor of an offensive into the Kuriles/Sakhalin. Speaking of which... while no final go or no-go decision on an offensive in this direction has been made, preparations are ongoing to allow the possibility of this offensive in a March-April '44 time frame. I'm looking at posts in this forum and AmiralLaurent's AAR and weighing things out. I intend to have further posts specifically addressing a Sakhalin/Kuriles operation and mentioned it here only because the LCU locations and movements I covered in this post may be or become relevent to a go or no-go decision.

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:37 pm

ny59giants,

Good points. I may try option (1) initially until such time as a good possiblity of safely transporting the remaining planes/pilots out by sea.

In one of my supply operations to Pago Pago I broke up my transports into small (1-2 ship) TF's. Unfortunately the horde of Jap LBA broke up into smaller naval air strikes and attacked all my small TF's concurrently. It appears to be a six-of-one, half-dozen-of-the-other choice, either way Jap LBA is going to get a shot at them. Appears to have no effect on surface naval combat as well - Pillager had the same Jap surface combat TF in a night action going through all the small U.S. transport TF's it could find (in the same hex) one at a time.

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:01 am

Summary of Operations 12/17/43

Central Pacific: No Jap air patrol activity reported by U.S. subs operating near Kwajalein, Truk, Canton Is area. Subs operating off Japanese home islands report several contacts with Ki-49 Helen air patrols. No reported contacts between U.S. subs and Japanese surface ships or ASW in any of the above locations.

30 Japanese ships detected at anchor in Kwajalein base. 191 ships detected in port at Tokyo.
F-5A recon over Canton Is reporting 6 aircraft, 15 Jap LCU's.

Unidentified Jap submarine spotted off Palmyra by PBY naval search, several E14Y1 Glen floatplanes reported flying over Palmyra base. All available U.S. aircraft based on Palmyra are set to fly ASW missions, a surface ASW task force has been formed at Palmyra and is now patrolling inside the Palmyra base hex.

Pago Pago, Day 92 of the Fiasco: Weather forecast for Pago Pago area is partly cloudy.

Contact has been lost with the Jap submarine spotted NNE of Penhryn last game turn.
SS Ray in Upolu base hex attempts night attack on Jap CL Katori - no hits.

Transport TF's with 55th Aviation Rgt and 45K supply are forming and scheduled to depart Penhryn for Pago Pago this game turn. U.S. Carrier Main Force is also departing Pago Pago to escort transports.

Current status of Pago Pago base - runway damage 46, airfield service damage 92, port damage 2. Current supply on hand - 10K.
Current status of Savaii base - runway damage 99, airfield service damage 100, port damage 9 (no change).

Jap recon flight over Pago Pago. Jap LBA air attacks on base facilities at Pago Pago and Savaii, also ground attack strikes against U.S. LCU's on Upolu. AAR's follow.

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 17
A6M5 Zeke x 133
N1K1-J George x 5
J1N1-S Irving x 9
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 31
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 6

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M5 Zeke: 30 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 damaged
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 14 damaged
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed
P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 71

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
7 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
5 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 23
B6N2 Jill x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
8 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
12 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 32nd US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 28
Ki-49 Helen x 10
Ki-48-II Lily x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 32nd US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 15
B6N2 Jill x 32
G4M2 Betty x 12
P1Y Frances x 55

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
8 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
13 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
15 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
8 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
32 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 25
Ki-49 Helen x 9
Ki-48-II Lily x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 3
G4M2 Betty x 3
P1Y Frances x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st Marine Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
B6N2 Jill x 52
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 9
Ki-48-II Lily x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
13 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st Marine Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 6
B6N2 Jill x 10
G4M2 Betty x 3
P1Y Frances x 34

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
6 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
7 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 15000 feet
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Jap ground forces bombard U.S. LCU's on Upolu. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Upolu

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3464 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 693
41st, 42nd, 51st, 53rd & 61st Naval Gd; Sasebo 7 SNLF, 51 Independent Mixed Brigade (-), 9 & 11 Independent Mixed Rgts,
Arshan Garrison Rgt, 7 Field Artillery Brigade,140 IJN Base Force, 127 IJNAF Base Force (-), 5 AF Construction Bn (-),
9 AF Construction Bn, 24 Aviation Unit, 2 Aviation Rgt, 10 Special Base Force (-)

Defending force 61819 troops, 203 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1275
1st Cavalry, Americal, 32nd, 37th & 1st Marine Divisions, HQ I Amphibious Corps

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:20 am

Summary of Operations 12/17/43

Australia: USAAF light bombers attack Daly Waters airfield. AAR follows.

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Day Air attack on Daly Waters , at 35,90

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 83
B-26B Marauder x 30

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 4 destroyed, 41 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
414 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 79

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
9 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
6 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
8 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
6 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
6 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet

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Detected status of Jap base at Daly Waters - airfield damage 100, 27 Jap LCU's.

Hudson I recon over Darwin reports fighters on CAP, one Jap TF (9 ships, +1 from last report), airfield damage 39, 366 aircraft (143 fighters, 23 bombers), 8 Jap LCU's (+1 from last report).

Catalina I recon over Port Moresby reports N1K fighters on CAP, 8 Jap LCU's (+1 from last report).
Hudson I recon over Exmouth reporting 5 Jap LCU's.

DEI: SS Shad off Soerabaja attacks Jap AK. AAR follows.

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Sub attack at 24,67

Japanese Ships
AK Yamagiku Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Shad

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Southeast Asia: SS Snook torpedoes Jap AK in Malacca Straits off Medan. AAR follows.

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Sub attack at 21,47

Japanese Ships
AK Hakushika Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Snook

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India/Burma: RAF Beaufighters launch ground attack strike on Jap LCU's in Magwe. AAR follows.

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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 31,29

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 66

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIC: 23 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet
12 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet
16 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet
12 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet
10 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet

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F-5C recon over Rangoon reports 1 Jap TF, 1 ship in port, airfield damage 4, 555 aircraft (237 fighters, 40 bombers), 12 Jap LCU's, heavy industry 60(133).

CW-22 Falcon recon over Mandalay reports 9 Jap LCU's, resource production 14(7).
Hudson I recon over Meiktila reported 4 Jap LCU's, resource production 77(24).

China: Jap recon flights over Tuyun, Chungking, Kweiyang. AAR's of latest Jap air attacks in China follow.

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Day Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps, at 44,31 (N of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun)

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 42
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
32 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet

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Jap ground forces attack near Tuyun and Chungking. AAR's follow.

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Ground combat at Tuyun

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 283258 troops, 1112 guns, 240 vehicles, Assault Value = 5614
3rd, 6th, 13th, 22nd, 29th, 34th, 36th, 40th, 41st, 58th, 60th, 64th, 65th, 104th, 110th & 116th Infantry Divisions;
3rd Tank Division; 1 Independent Brigade; 1 Yobi Ebi Rgt, 2, 8, 19, 20,& 27 Engineer Rgts; 2 Mountain Gun Rgt,
2 RF Gun Bn, 6 & 15 FA Rgts, 13 & 15 Tank Rgts, HQ 23rd Army

Defending force 37651 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 995
37th, 46th, 60th, 62nd, 64th, 74th, 79th & 99th Chinese Corps; 71st Chinese Division;
27th Chinese Guerilla Corps; HQ 1st, 2nd, 16th & 20th Group Armies

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported

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Ground combat at 42,34 (N of Tuyun)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 70863 troops, 301 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1382
26th, 39th & 70th Divisions; 14 FA Rgt, 16 Aviation Rgt
Defending force 2227 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
31st Chinese Corps

Japanese max assault: 2668 - adjusted assault: 5208
Allied max defense: 68 - adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 578 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
539 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
566 casualties reported
Guns lost 17

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 42,33 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 868 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1291
32nd & 47th Infantry Divisions, 1 Mortar Bn
Defending force 34524 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 966
21st, 23rd, 63rd, 75th, 86th & 96th Chinese Corps

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

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wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:55 am

Summary of Operations 12/18/43

North Pacific: Jap recon flight over Attu Is. Otherwise quiet.

Central Pacific: No Jap air patrol activity detected by U.S. subs operating near Kwajalein, Truk, Canton Is area. Subs off Japanese home islands report increased number of Jap air patrols - planes including Ki-49 Helen, D4Y Judy, G5N Liz, E13A1 & F1M2 floatplanes. No reported contacts in any of the above locations between U.S. subs and Japanese surface ships or ASW.

7 Japanese ships detected at anchor in Kwajalein base. 214 ships detected in port at Tokyo.

Several U.S. naval search planes maintain contact with Jap submarine near Palmyra, now identified as the I-33. I-33 is now located NW of Palmyra moving on a NW heading.

F-5A recon over Canton Is reporting 4 aircraft, 15 Jap LCU's.

Pago Pago, Day 93 of the Fiasco: Weather forecast for Pago Pago area is clear.

Transport TF's bound for Pago Pago departed Penhryn Is this game turn. Expected arrival at Pago Pago in about four days at top speed.

Current status of Pago Pago base - runway damage 46, airfield service damage 96, port damage 2. Current supply on hand remains at 10K.
Current status of Savaii base - runway damage 99, airfield service damage 100, port damage 9 (no change).

Jap recon flight over Pago Pago. Jap LBA air attacks continue against Pago Pago and Savaii base facilities, also ground attack strikes on U.S. LCU's on Upolu. Latest AAR's follow.

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
A6M5 Zeke x 111
J1N1-S Irving x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 5 damaged
A6M5 Zeke: 35 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 damaged
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBM Mariner: 1 destroyed
F6F Hellcat: 5 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
19 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
18 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
16 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
14 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
A6M5 Zeke x 111
J1N1-S Irving x 6
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 29
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 5 damaged
A6M5 Zeke: 35 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 damaged
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 6 damaged

PBM Mariner: 1 destroyed
F6F Hellcat: 5 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 44

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
19 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
15 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
18 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
16 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
14 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 17
B6N2 Jill x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 32

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
22 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 37
B6N2 Jill x 99
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-48-II Lily x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
15 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
8 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
24 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
15 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
22 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
21 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
21 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
8 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 20
B6N2 Jill x 47
G4M2 Betty x 15
P1Y Frances x 132

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
11 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
11 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
13 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
18 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
12 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
11 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
43 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
11 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
5 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
9 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
5 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
5 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
5 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st Marine Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 5
B6N2 Jill x 11
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 7
Ki-49 Helen x 14
Ki-48-II Lily x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Japanese ground forces on Upolu again bombard U.S. LCU's. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Upolu

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3464 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 707
41st, 42nd, 51st, 53rd & 61st Naval Gd; Sasebo 7 SNLF, 51 Independent Mixed Brigade (-), 9 & 11 Independent Mixed Rgts,
Arshan Garrison Rgt, 7 Field Artillery Brigade,140 IJN Base Force, 127 IJNAF Base Force (-), 5 AF Construction Bn (-),
9 AF Construction Bn, 24 Aviation Unit, 2 Aviation Rgt, 10 Special Base Force (-)

Defending force 60760 troops, 178 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268
1st Cavalry, Americal, 32nd, 37th & 1st Marine Divisions, HQ I Amphibious Corps

Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:11 am

Summary of Operations 12/18/43 - continued

Australia: USAAF light bombers again attack Daly Waters airfield. AAR follows.

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Day Air attack on Daly Waters , at 35,90

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 57
B-26B Marauder x 22

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed, 23 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 41

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
6 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
7 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 10000 feet
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet
2 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet

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Detected status of Jap base in Daly Waters - airfield damage 100, 27 Jap LCU's (no change).
Hudson I recon over Darwin reports fighters on CAP, airfield damage 62, 406 aircraft (187 fighters, 13 bombers), 8 Jap LCU's.
Hudson I recon over Exmouth reports 5 Jap LCU's.
Detected status of Jap base at Port Moresby - 8 Jap LCU's.

DEI: Sigint report entry for 12/18 indicates Jap 26 Independent Mixed Brigade located at Soerabaja. This unit is a new LCU in the Japanese OOB.

India/Burma: No reported air or ground combat this game turn.

F-5C recon over Rangoon reports 1 Jap TF, 1 ship in port, 585 aircraft (246 fighters, 43 bombers), 12 Jap LCU's, heavy industry 61(132).

British sub Trusty torpedoes Jap TK off Rangoon. AAR follows.

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Sub attack at 29,34

Japanese Ships
TK Manju Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (confirmed sunk)

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

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CW-22 Falcon recon over Mandalay reports 9 Jap LCU's, resource production 14(7).
Hudson I recon over Magwe reporting airfield damage 27, 8 Jap LCU's.

China: Jap recon flights over Chungking. AAR's of latest Jap air attacks in China follow.

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Day Air attack on 23rd Chinese Corps, at 42,33 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 3rd Chinese Corps, at 46,27 (Kungchang - north China)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps, at 44,31 (N of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun)

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 23
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 104
Ki-21-II Sally x 17
Ki-48-II Lily x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
17 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 66
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
20 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Jap ground forces attack at Tuyun and near Chungking. Latest AAR's follow.

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Ground combat at Tuyun

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 301525 troops, 1119 guns, 399 vehicles, Assault Value = 5685
3rd, 6th, 13th, 22nd, 29th, 34th, 36th, 40th, 41st, 58th, 60th, 64th, 65th, 104th, 110th & 116th Infantry Divisions;
3rd Tank Division; 1 Independent Brigade; 1 Yobi Ebi Rgt,
2, 8, 19, 20,& 27 Engineer Rgts; 2 Mountain Gun Rgt, 2 RF Gun Bn, 6 & 15 FA Rgts, 13 & 15 Tank Rgts, HQ 23rd Army

Defending force 38317 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1025
37th, 46th, 60th, 62nd, 64th, 74th, 79th & 99th Chinese Corps; 71st Chinese Division;
27th Chinese Guerilla Corps; HQ 1st, 2nd, 16th & 20th Group Armies

Japanese max assault: 5600 - adjusted assault: 5765
Allied max defense: 998 - adjusted defense: 3423
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
4567 casualties reported
Guns lost 28
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
2701 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Ground combat at 42,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 868 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1567
32nd, 47th & 62nd Infantry Divisions, 1 Mortar Bn
Defending force 34416 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 962
21st, 23rd, 63rd, 75th, 86th & 96th Chinese Corps

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:05 pm

NW Australia - Daly Waters, Darwin and beyond:

Plans and preparations are underway for several operations in this area - each of these operations also including a number of options. Activities that are now in progress include the following.

1) Two possible amphibious operations to outflank or bypass Japanese positions in NW Australia are being looked at.

(a) Kimberleys (Exmouth, Broome, Derby, Wyndham) This operation follows mainly along Alfred's line of thinking, and represents the "small sweep" around the bulk of Jap forces in NW Australia.

Alfred: Allied control of the 4 bases in the Kimberleys (Exmouth, Broome, Derby, Wyndham) allows for future offensive operations against Darwin/Aru Island, or Timor/Sulewesi axes. It outflanks the Japanese at Daly Waters by interdicting enemy SLOCs.

Advantages include exactly what Alfred stated. This is the closer and also appears to be the safer of the two alternate objectives for a planned amphibious operation in this general area. Detected airfield sizes at Broome and Wyndham also well suited to support Allied air ops. Jap LCU's and garrisons identified as being or having been in this area include the following.

Broome - 21 Special Base Force (there as of 11/26/42), no subsequent Sigint or other intel on this unit.

Derby - No known Japanese garrison, either detected through on-map status of the base or from archived Sigint intel.

Wyndham - 22 NLF & 3 Mortar Rgt (there as of 4/16/42), no subsequent Sigint or other intel on these units. Both these LCU's appear to be the initial Jap landing force that captured Wyndham.

While it cannot be accurately concluded that Jap LCU's occupy any of the three bases at the present time, there is a distinct possibility that one or more of the bases may be unoccupied. All three bases are not quickly accessible overland from either Darwin or Daly Waters which works both in favor (Jap LCU reinforcements reaching any of these bases) and against (Allied ground forces advancing towards Katherine from these bases) - however, on this last point I may be getting ahead of myself.

(b) Timor/Flores/Soemba area This operation is the "big sweep" solution and completely outflanks all Japanese positions in NW Australia. Detected sizes of two of the three bases on Timor (Koepang & Lautem, both size 4 airfields) are sufficient to immediately support Allied air operations. All three bases on Timor plus Maumere (on Flores) and Waingapu (on Soemba) can be built up to provide a mutually supporting network of Allied air bases.

In addition to completely outflanking NW Australia, Allied control of this area would allow the possibility of interdicting Japanese ship movements into/from Darwin by Allied air forces. These islands also serve as an initial Allied foothold in the DEI. In addition, Japanese-controlled oil and resource centers at Soerabaja, Balikpapan, Kendari, Amboina, Boela and Sorong would be within range of 4E (and in some cases 2E) bombers.

Bases on Timor are within air transfer range of many Allied bombers and longer-range fighters now based at Tennant Creek.

Per latest known intel, Japanese LCU garrisons on the three islands include.

Koepang (Timor) - 22 Independent Mixed Brigade, 17 Heavy FA Rgt, 11 IJA Aviation Rgt (all recent sightings)
Lautemi (Timor) - 23 NLF, 130 IJA Base Force, one Construction Bn (all recent sightings)
Dili (Timor) - unoccupied
Maumere (Flores) - unoccupied
Waingapu (Soemba) - unoccupied

Projected landing sites in this operation would be at Dili (main landing force) with secondary landings at Maumere and Waingapu. Follow-up landing forces with aviation support and construction LCU's plus as much supply as possible to all three islands would arrive as quickly behind the attack forces as possible. Additional landings by small LCU's at undefended outlying islands in the immediate vicinity of Timor/Flores/Soemba along with the main assault might be possible as small LCU and shipping for them in the amphibious landing TF's is available.

2) Priority for deployment of available British naval forces and transport shipping in India has been given to amphibious operations - either (1a) or (1b) above. A transport TF was dispatched and now enroute to Colombo to pick up 7th Australian AIF Division. U.S. Aviation Rgts surplus to requirements in the India/Southeast Asia theatre are being diverted for use as follow-up forces in either amphibious operation. Other transport TF's have also been formed and dispatched.

A large number of British AK's & AP's (mainly at Aden) are available for amphbious operations. These ships will form the core of transport TF's for Allied amphibous ops in this area. Some transport ships in Australia are available but many have previously been diverted into the Pacific.

The British surface fleet is forming at Colombo as the primary naval support for amphibous operations against either the Kimberleys or into the DEI. Only two small British carriers (one CVL, one CVE) is currently available for air support of an amphibious operation - three additional British CVE's enter the game as reinforcements in 90 days.

3) LCU's in Australia already allocated for amphibious operations include 6th & 9th Australian AIF Divisions, 3 & 13 Australian Brigades, 6 Australian Cavalry Brigade, and two Independent Cos. All these LCU's are already enroute to Perth. Additional LCU's in Australia projected for inclusion in amphibious ops may be drawn from units now at Tennant Creek, also many LCU's now involved in the Portland Roads operations (U.S. 40th Division, two Australian AIF Brigades, others).

4) The Jap base at Exmouth is slated to be bypassed during execution of either amphibious operation (1a) or (1b) above. Exmouth is projected to be taken in an follow-up amphibious operation using U.S. 40th Division and other Allied LCU's moving westward from the Portland Roads operation after its completion.

5) Allied ground offensive north from Tennant Creek...

Alfred: (B3) Australian Northern Territory

The unidentified Allied units located 1 hex to the NW and NE of Tennant Creek now serve no purpose because the enemy will not march south from Daly Waters. These units together with everything (except Gull Force) located at Tennant Creek, should immediately march north to invest Daly Waters. Doing so will result in an Allied Field Army (called I Aust Army) of approximately 1620 Ass Val. This army would be far too strong to (a) be pushed out of Daly Waters, (b) allow for rotation of individual units back to Tennant Creek for rebuilding, (c) inhibit the enemy from withdrawing Daly Waters units to bolster its defences elsewhere (eg the Kimberleys, Darwin, Aru etc), and (d) with the sizeable quantity of Allied artillery in this army, you will be able to wear down the enemy adjusted Ass Val by rotating your artillery bombardment amongst your units.

(i) immediately march north from Tennant Creek all units (except Gull Force and av sup needed to operate the air base) - no need to wait for all units to be 100% prepped for Daly Waters

An Allied ground offensive from Tennant Creek against Daly Waters is planned as a secondary operation in support of amphibious attack (1a) or (1b) above. Initially, the primary objective of the offensive on Daly Waters is engage, pin down the 27 detected Jap LCU's in Daly Waters and eliminate their ability to move - capture of Daly Waters base by Allied forces would not accomplish this as Jap LCU's now in Daly Waters would merely be pushed back by this action and they would still retain their freedom to maneuver. Eliminating the movement of Jap LCU's from Daly Waters would prevent any voluntary withdrawal of these units either to cover Darwin or evacuate them from NW Australia.

Allied combat LCU's now at Tennant Creek are 100% prepped for Daly Waters.

6) New Zealand LCU's...

Alfred: Allied garrisons ... can be obtained from the surplus 5 NZ bdes in Auckland and Christchurch. If these units arrive in Perth in time to join the AIF divs they can partake in the initial Exmouth landing, otherwise they provide a follow up reserve

NZ ground forces in excess of those needed to remain in New Zealand as garrisons will be collected - these units will either remain in NZ or moved to Australia as a follow-up reserve.

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:10 pm

Summary of Operations 12/19/43

North Pacific: Jap recon flight over Attu. Otherwise quiet.

Central Pacific: Light Jap air patrols (H8K Emily) reported by U.S. subs near Kwajalein and at Canton Is. Light Jap air patrol activity also reported off Japanese home islands. No reported contacts between U.S. subs and Japanese surface ships or ASW.

35 Japanese ships detected at anchor in Kwajalein base. 3 ships detected at anchor in Truk.
262 ships detected in port at Tokyo.

F-5A recon over Canton Is reporting 5 aircraft, 15 Jap LCU's.

Pago Pago, Day 94 of the Fiasco: Weather forecast for Pago Pago area remains clear.

SS Ray in Upolu base hex attacked by several Jap air patrols (Ki-49 Helen, D4Y Judy) and damaged - system damage 18, float 29.

Transports escorted by U.S. Carrier Main Force remain undetected and continue movement westward towards Pago Pago.

Current status of Pago Pago base - runway damage 42, airfield service damage 96, port damage 2. Current supply on hand remains at 10K.
Current status of Savaii base - runway damage 99, airfield service damage 100, port damage 9 (no change).

Jap recon flight over Pago Pago. Jap LBA attacks continue against Pago Pago and Savaii base facilities, also ground attack strikes against U.S. LCU's on Upolu. Latest AAR's follow.

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Pago Pago , at 96,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 19
A6M5 Zeke x 112
J1N1-S Irving x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 26
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 18
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 10

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 10 damaged
A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 30 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 damaged
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 3 damaged
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBM Mariner: 1 destroyed
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 57

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
5 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
8 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
9 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
7 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-61-Ib Tony bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M3 Zero bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
2 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on Savaii , at 95,112

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 16
B6N2 Jill x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
16 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 32nd US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 10
B6N2 Jill x 28
Ki-49 Helen x 12
Ki-48-II Lily x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 37th US Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 24
B6N2 Jill x 68
Ki-49 Helen x 14
Ki-48-II Lily x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y Judy: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
9 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
13 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
6 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
12 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
11 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 16000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st Marine Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 15
B6N2 Jill x 42
G4M2 Betty x 10
P1Y Frances x 112

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zeke: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
377 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
13 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
11 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
12 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
4 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
8 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
32 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet
8 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
6 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
9 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
6 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st US Cavalry Division, at 95,113

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zeke x 3
B6N2 Jill x 3
G4M2 Betty x 3
P1Y Frances x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x A6M5 Zeke bombing at 2000 feet
3 x G4M2 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
4 x P1Y Frances bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing at 6000 feet

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Japanese ground forces continue bombardment attacks on Upolu. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Upolu

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3440 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 702
41st, 42nd, 51st, 53rd & 61st Naval Gd; Sasebo 7 SNLF, 51 Independent Mixed Brigade (-), 9 & 11 Independent Mixed Rgts,
Arshan Garrison Rgt, 7 Field Artillery Brigade, 140 IJN Base Force, 127 IJNAF Base Force (-), 5 AF Construction Bn (-),
9 AF Construction Bn, 24 Aviation Unit, 2 Aviation Rgt, 10 Special Base Force (-)

Defending force 59740 troops, 163 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 1261
1st Cavalry, Americal, 32nd, 37th & 1st Marine Divisions, HQ I Amphibious Corps

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported

wneumann · Post by **wneumann** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:38 pm

Summary of Operations 12/19/43 - continued

South Pacific: SS Paddle on patrol at Rabual reporting three contacts with unidentified Jap TF's.

Australia: USAAF heavy bombers strike Darwin airfield. AAR follows.

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Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
A6M5 Zeke x 72
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 29
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 42

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 4
B-17E Fortress x 32
B-24J Liberator x 66

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
A6M5 Zeke: 10 destroyed, 53 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 2 destroyed, 27 damaged
L3Y Tina: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 9 destroyed, 14 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 9 destroyed, 48 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 46

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
2 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 12000 feet

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Hudson I recon over Darwin reports fighters on CAP, one Jap TF (10 ships, +1 from last report), airfield damage 83, 118 aircraft (60 fighters), 8 Jap LCU's. This report shows a considerable decrease in the number of Jap planes based in Darwin - aircraft numbers in Darwin will be monitored closely to see if this is a one-time fluke or if the decrease in planes is actual.

Detected status of Jap base in Daly Waters - airfield damage 86, 27 Jap LCU's.
Hudson I recon over Exmouth reports 5 Jap LCU's.
Detected status of Jap base at Port Moresby - 8 Jap LCU's.

India/Burma: USAAF and RAF bombers strike resource production facilities at various locations in Burma. AAR's follow. These attacks mark the initial phase of attacks on Japanese supply sources at bases in interior areas of Burma.

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Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 30,34

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 4
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 13
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 22
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 22

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 damaged
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 12 damaged
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed, 41 damaged

Resources hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 5000 feet

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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Allied aircraft
Liberator III x 109

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator III: 3 damaged

Resources hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
4 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
4 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
9 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
4 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
4 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
4 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
6 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
2 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
2 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
2 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
2 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet
2 x Liberator III bombing at 13000 feet

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Day Air attack on Meiktila , at 32,31

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 83

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 6 damaged

Resources hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
12 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
16 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 24

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 13 damaged

Resources hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 5000 feet

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CW-22 Falcon recon over Mandalay reports resource production 4(17), 9 Jap LCU's.
Detected status of Jap base at Meiktila - resource production 41(60), 4 Jap LCU's.
Detected status of Jap base at Moulmein - 1 Jap TF, resource production 70(31), 2 Jap LCU's.
Hudson I recon over Magwe reporting 8 Jap LCU's.

F-5C recon over Rangoon reports 1 Jap TF, 1 ship in port, 371 aircraft (157 fighters, 21 bombers), 12 Jap LCU's, heavy industry 62(131).

USAAF and Chinese AF fighter-bombers fly ground attack strike against Jap LCU's in Lashio and Myitkyina. AAR's follow.

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Day Air attack on 33rd/B Division, at 35,30 (Lashio)

Allied aircraft
A-36A Apache x 21

Allied aircraft losses
A-36A Apache: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A-36A Apache attacking at 100 feet

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Day Air attack on 1st Reserve Tank Regiment, at 36,28 (Myitkyina)

Allied aircraft
P-47D Thunderbolt x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x P-47D Thunderbolt attacking at 100 feet

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China: Jap recon flight over Chungking. AAR's of latest Jap air strikes in China follow.

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Day Air attack on 3rd Chinese Corps, at 46,27 (Kungchang)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 damaged

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 42,33 (SE of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps, at 44,31 (N of Chungking)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun)

Japanese aircraft
D4Y Judy x 22
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 78
Ki-21-II Sally x 20
Ki-48-II Lily x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
23 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
16 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
22 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 41
Ki-46-III Dinah x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet

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Tuyun falls to Japanese ground forces this game turn. Bombardment attack continues near Chungking. Latest AAR's follow.

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Ground combat at Tuyun

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 296399 troops, 1077 guns, 395 vehicles, Assault Value = 5409
3rd, 6th, 13th, 22nd, 29th, 34th, 36th, 40th, 41st, 58th, 60th, 65th, 104th, 110th & 116th Infantry Divisions;
3rd Tank Division; 1 Independent Brigade; 1 Yobi Ebi Rgt, 2, 8, 19, 20,& 27 Engineer Rgts; 2 Mountain Gun Rgt,
2 RF Gun Bn, 6 & 15 FA Rgts, 13 & 15 Tank Rgts, HQ 23rd Army

Defending force 34409 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 829
37th, 46th, 60th, 62nd, 64th, 74th, 79th & 99th Chinese Corps; 71st Chinese Division;
27th Chinese Guerilla Corps; HQ 1st, 2nd, 16th & 20th Group Armies

Japanese max assault: 4749 - adjusted assault: 8663
Allied max defense: 685 - adjusted defense: 1049
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuyun base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
2470 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1608 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at 42,33

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 868 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1568
32nd, 47th, 62nd & 64th Infantry Divisions, 1 Mortar Bn
Defending force 34342 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 960
21st, 23rd, 63rd, 75th, 86th & 96th Chinese Corps

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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